ROTTEN TOMATOES: Brian Orndorf

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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A	The Breakfast Club
A-	[Rec]
3.5/4	City of Ember
B+	CJ7
3/4	The Clone Wars
B	Vicky Cristina Barcelona
B-	Miss Conception
C+	Slippery Slope
2/4	Igor
C	The Longshots
1.5/4	Blindness
C-	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
D+	The Midnight Meat Train
D	Swing Vote
D-	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
F	Death Race

BEST REVIEWED
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A	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
A	Revolutionary Road
A	The Wrestler
A	Let the Right One In
A	The Breakfast Club
A	The Dark Knight
A	Heathers
A	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
A	Forgetting Sarah Marshall
A	Son of Rambow
	more...

WORST REVIEWED
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F	Punisher: War Zone
F	An American Carol
F	Disaster Movie
F	Death Race
F	Marigold
F	Day of the Dead
F	Superhero Movie!
F	Paranoid Park
F	Witless Protection
F	The Hottie & the Nottie
	more...

This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

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D-	" After three feature films of discouraging quality, Goyer suits up in a beret and jodhpurs again for The Unborn, which holds the miserable distinction of being the most dreadful film he's fashioned to date." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Jan 8, 2009	The Unborn (2009)	14%
C-	" It takes head-to-toe protective padding to survive all the hysteria and tragedy, making the viewing experience more about wincing than Jesus-approved enlightenment." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Jan 8, 2009	Not Easily Broken (2009)	37%
D	" Bride Wars is also a missed opportunity for a crackerjack comedy, dropping any hint of mean-spirited delight to kitten play with mundane nuptial wish-fulfillment and half-realized romantic nonsense." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Jan 8, 2009	Bride Wars (2009)	12%
B+	" *Coming directly after the enthralling sweep of The Argentine,* it's easy to lose some faith in Soderbergh's ability to obtain a consistent pace to the picture.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Jan 8, 2009	Che, Part Two (2008)	50%
B+	" *While it certainly takes its time to arrive at a destination of fate, The Argentine* is worth the energy invested.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Jan 8, 2009	Che, Part One (2008)	71%
B+	" *Even for Soderbergh's itchy experimental trigger finger, Che* is an awesome accomplishment of atypical filmmaking scope.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Jan 8, 2009	Che (2008)	58%
A	" There may not be the normal, anticipated dosage of sentiment to latch onto in this film, but in exchange for patience and a little faith, Button presents the exquisite weight of the human experience in a manner the screen rarely witnesses." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 23, 2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	72%
D+	" *A blissfully coked-out-of-its-mind spit-take on Eisner and the modern world of superhero cinema, The Spirit* is wet bag of hot breath.*" -- Sci-Fi Movie Page* Posted Dec 23, 2008	The Spirit (2008)	15%
D+	" Pull back the intense tear-jerking and layers of sitcom filmmaking, and you're left with a movie with amazingly little in the way of dramatic nutrition or organic sentiment." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 23, 2008	Marley & Me (2008)	59%
C+	" *Sandler's mischievous heart just doesn't belong in a straight-up kid zone like Bedtime Stories,* especially one with a script that doesn't elevate beyond the expected.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Dec 23, 2008	Bedtime Stories (2008)	23%
A	" An extraordinary motion picture that harnesses spellbinding emotional discharge and enthralling disgust, using two of the most talented and captivating stars of today to bring to the screen a masterwork of domestic isolation." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 23, 2008	Revolutionary Road (2008)	66%
B+	" *When it hooks into the filmgoer, the mix of classic thriller tones and Singer's invigorating compositional rhythms brings Valkyrie* to an impressive boil.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Dec 23, 2008	Valkyrie (2008)	57%
C	" *A respectable shot at a Holocaust story with uplifting qualities and plump moral questioning, Defiance* is a handsome production, just not an especially inspiring one.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Dec 23, 2008	Defiance (2008)	51%
B	" *Perhaps not the most mesmerizing of love stories, Last Chance Harvey* submits one of the most richly acted illustrations of attraction found this year.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Dec 23, 2008	Last Chance Harvey (2008)	74%
C-	" It's frustrating to watch Tale flounder as much as it does, but when the filmmakers don't seem particularly comfortable with the source material, it doesn't invite the viewer inside to experience any potential magic." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 18, 2008	The Tale of Despereaux (2008)	55%
C	" The conclusion of the film conveys a sense of moderate relief over life-altering transformation, shortchanging the miracle Goldblum is working overtime to achieve." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 18, 2008	Adam Resurrected (2008)	33%
C	" Pounds plays dirty, selecting a path of confusion to unfurl its ache, resulting in a near absence of psychological or emotional connection the movie is absolutely desperate to conjure." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 18, 2008	Seven Pounds (2008)	28%
C	" Carrey's gusto helps to squeeze some pleasure out of the familiarity of it all, but the film hardly satisfies that special need to be slapped around by a comedy." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 18, 2008	Yes Man (2008)	42%
A	" Aronofsky appears to be on an impressive trek to discover his humanistic filmmaking reflexes, and "The Wrestler" is a stupendous achievement of tone and emotional fullness to be pored over long after the end credits roll." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 18, 2008	The Wrestler (2008)	98%
D+	" After watching this offering of CG-animated fantasy fluff, I'm curious as to why it took so long to assemble what comes off as a routine family film experience; a film of almost dogged mediocrity." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	Delgo (2008)	14%
B	" Reichardt is a gifted visual composer and a dream with actors, but a little from this filmmaker goes an awfully long way. Wendy steps further into Reichardt's cinematic meditation, yet shows her straining to reach lofty emotional goals." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	Wendy and Lucy (2008)	84%
C+	" It just wouldn't be Christmas if there wasn't a group of actors pushed into a room together with thin characterization, forced to fight for limited screentime." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)	49%
B+	" After eight long years of cinematically picking lint out of his bellybutton, Van Sant returns from the void of his scarf collection with this noble bio-pic, a film awash with colorful characters and a pinpoint recreation of a time and place." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	Milk (2008)	92%
D	" Lukas Haas as the harbinger of Joy Division-fueled doom? I've seen gusts of wind with more menace than Haas, an unfortunate fact that seems to elude Montford's field of vision." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	While She Was Out (2008)	50%
A-	" *A beautiful machine of dramatics, Doubt* entices with imposing actorly sway, yet leaves behind a resounding thematic residue that doesn't wash away.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Dec 11, 2008	Doubt (2008)	76%
B+	" Winslet and Kross commit wholeheartedly to their roles, which require substantial nudity and piercing communication of self without the crutch of words. It's sharp work from the actors, who play into Daldry's slow-burn design of sorrow magnificently." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	The Reader (2008)	61%
D+	" Refusing to take Wise's nuanced lead, the new Stood is a grotesque creation that prefers noise to thought, clumsily slapping together an eco-minded warning siren in the guise of a bloated Roland Emmerich creation." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)	20%
B	" The role finds perfect concert with Eastwood's specific haggard range, assembling a character of gun-happy action, beer-soaked reflection, and Geritol-fueled defiance that could only be sold by the screen legend." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 11, 2008	Gran Torino (2008)	75%
D+	" Parts of Cadillac Records surface as warm reminders of a timeless musical era. Most of Cadillac Records comes across as a miserable Saturday Night Live skit without the benefit of a sleep-deprived audience to feign approval." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 5, 2008	Cadillac Records (2008)	65%
F	" A picture of deliberate stupidity and derivative artistry, Punisher: War Zone is so atrocious it makes professional wrestling look like a whimsical afternoon with Shakespeare in the Park by comparison." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 4, 2008	Punisher: War Zone (2008)	23%
B	" Remains an intelligent, evocative reminder of simple television appetites and the dynamism, the pure drilling ecstasy, of journalistic hunger." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 4, 2008	Frost/Nixon (2008)	90%
B	" A spirited romp of self-deprecation and beheadings that might not hold appeal to the ordinary viewer, but remains absolute catnip to Campbell fans." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 4, 2008	My Name is Bruce (2008)	38%
D	" This bogus cutting-edge thriller is obnoxious and repellent in any direction it stands, mistaking distasteful tonal changes for cinematic razzle dazzle." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Dec 4, 2008	Nobel Son (2008)	25%
4/5	Click here to read article -- DVDTalk.com Posted Dec 3, 2008	Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)	27%
A-	" The senseless death of Andrew Bagby is only the prologue to Kuenne�s film: a clenched, tireless love letter to Andrew�s infectious spirit as well as a cinematic exorcism of sorts, clearing away the demons that surrounded his final days." -- FilmJerk.com Posted Nov 25, 2008	Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)	93%
D+	" If Vince Vaughn wants to ruin Christmas, he's going about it the right way. Another year of this coal-in-stocking cinema and the holiday spirit will be beaten out of me for good." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 25, 2008	Four Christmases (2008)	25%
D+	" An attempt to butch the franchise back up after the thickly frosted, logic-free happenings of the last installment, Transporter 3 actually prefers gloom and doom, thus creating a joyless machine of violence." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 25, 2008	Transporter 3 (2008)	36%
A-	" *For the more inclined, Australia* is a dramatically fertile, immersive gem: an epic with true epic intentions and execution, reinvesting in patient storytelling and widescreen magnetism.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Nov 25, 2008	Australia (2008)	54%
C	" Talk of Middle East politics seems out of place in a lesbian discovery tale, a fact reinforced by the cast, who look as though they're trying to pass kidney stones when the dialogue wanders to the news page." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 20, 2008	I Can't Think Straight (2008)	25%
D	" However deafening the hype, I found Twilight to be a rotten movie, yet the blame for the failure of this tween sleeping pill doesn't completely point toward Meyer's imagination, but Hardwicke's thundering screen cluelessness instead." -- DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 20, 2008	Twilight (2008)	50%
B	" The lack of screenwriting imagination is offset by the inherent charm of the picture, resulting in a pleasing arrangement of CG-animated action set-pieces and slapstick comedy to push Bolt beyond the repetitive family film norm." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 19, 2008	Bolt (2008)	85%
D	" Solace turns 007 into a bore. Even worse, he's a bore with once killer moves that are impossible to appreciate viewed through Forster's distorted touch." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 13, 2008	Quantum of Solace (2008)	65%
A-	" A classic story of adversity told with outstanding passion and visual agility...it's almost guaranteed to soothe any viewer with a soft spot for beautifully sculpted contrivance." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 13, 2008	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	94%
B	" Koury does a masterful job emphasizing literacy and purity of spirit in Wizards, assembling an often delightful documentary that celebrates the tight cultural grip of Potter and its fringe pastimes." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 13, 2008	We Are Wizards (2008)	47%
D	" Either Madonna failed to successfully guide her movie to a coherent state of mind or she simply has no gift for filmmaking. A case could be made for both, though the latter is an awfully tempting summarization of Filth and Wisdom." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 13, 2008	Filth and Wisdom (2008)	28%
3/5	Click here to read article -- DVDTalk.com Posted Nov 13, 2008	Mister Lonely (2008)	47%
C+	" A funny picture, just not a consistent one, starting Bernie Mac's good-bye tour on a delightfully rowdy note, while reminding the viewer that as hilarious a man as he was, Mac had lousy taste in screenplays." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 6, 2008	Soul Men (2008)	44%
B	" Coming dangerously close to self-parody at times, Role Models remains a light but heartily funny diversion, best served with a raucous audience who appreciate a masterful KISS joke when they see one." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 6, 2008	Role Models (2008)	76%
B	" *The militaristic flightless fowl four returns in Africa,* and, no shock here, the penguins steal the movie yet again with their resolute antics.*" -- BrianOrndorf.com* Posted Nov 6, 2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)	63%
B-	" It's an unnerving film with a knockout punch for an ending, but it feels more acceptable as an educational piece than a profoundly rewarding work of drama." -- BrianOrndorf.com Posted Nov 6, 2008	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)	63%

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